Hair dyeing apparatus

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a hair dyeing apparatus comprising: a body part having an interior space containing a colorant; a cover part connecting the body part and sealing the interior space, a handle part protruding from the cover part, a brush part formed in an end of the handle part, an application part including an outflow hole communicating with the interior space, and a comb part formed in the handle part toward an opposite direction to the brush part, wherein the handle part and the brush part are integrated as one body, and the comb part and the body part are integrated as one body; wherein the application part comprises a flow path disposed inside the handle part, an inflow hole formed in an inner side of the cover part and introducing the colorant, and the outflow hole formed in a combtooth and discharging the colorant.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a hair dyeing apparatus and moreparticularly, a hair dyeing apparatus with a brush applying colorant anda comb entangling the hair.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Hair dyeing is used to give unique look to the hair by partially orfully changing the hair. In general, a hair dyeing process can beperformed according to the following steps. First, ingredients for thecolorant are mixed in the separate bottle until they are well combined.Second, the colorant is applied onto the hair with a brush. Then, thehair on which the colorant is applied can be entangled with a comb.After leaving the colorant in the hair for a while and rinsing the hair,the hair color can be changed.

Generally, a brush applying the colorant and a comb entangling the hairare separate apparatuses, which makes the hair dyeing processcomplicated and inconvenience. In order to solve these problems, KoreanUtility Model Publication No. 20-2009-0005692 suggests a comb for a haircoloring. It discloses a comb for a hair coloring comprising: a maintoothcomb part 20′ having different sizes of tooth in a front of thecomb, a sliding guide groove 50′ formed in a lateral side between themain tooth comb part 20′ and the opposite part thereof; a partingtoothcomb 30′ formed in the end of a handle configured in the oppositeside of the sliding guide grove 50′, and the handle 10′ having aplurality of acupressure bumps. The comb comprises a dyeing brushdisposed in the edge or the lateral side of the main toothcomb part.With a combination of the dyeing brush and the toothcomb part, thisstructure enables a hair dyeing process quick.

However, according to this conventional structure, as the dyeing brushis formed in the lateral side of the toothcomb part, the dyeing brush orthe toothcomb part can interfere with the hair. Thus, when applying thecolorant onto the hair with the dyeing brush, the hair is tangled withthe toothcomb part. Likewise, when combing the hair with the toothcombpart, the hair is tangled with the dyeing brush.

In addition, according to the prior art, a user has to make the colorantby mixing ingredients in a separate bottle. A user also has to take asmall amount of the colorant from the bottle with the dyeing brush andbring it onto the hair. During this process, the colorant is spilt anddropped on skin, clothes, or floor, which causes skin problems andleaves colorant stains.

The present invention provides a hair dyeing apparatus that integrates abottle for mixing the colorant ingredients, a brush for applying thedye, and a comb as one body. According to this structure, a user doesnot need to prepare for a separate bottle and take a certain amount ofingredient from the product, which enables convenient use. In addition,this structure prevents from drips and spills of the colorant.Furthermore, an individual as well as a professional hairdresser canevenly apply the colorant onto the hair.

Therefore, according to the hair dyeing apparatus of the presentinvention, a user can evenly apply the colorant on the hair and performa hair dyeing process quick and easy with one integrated body of abottle, a comb, and a brush.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a hair dyeing apparatus comprising: abody part having an interior space containing a colorant; a cover partconnecting a top of the body part and sealing the interior space, ahandle part protruding upward from a center of the cover part, a brushpart formed in an end of the handle part, an application part includingan outflow hole communicating with the interior space of the body part,and a comb part including a plurality of combtooth protruding outward,wherein the handle part and the brush part are integrated as one body,and the comb part and the body part are integrated as one body; whereinthe body part is made of elastic materials, and when the body part ispressurized, the outflow hole discharges the colorant contained in theinterior space, and the colorant discharged from the outflow hole isevenly applied onto the hair using at least one of the comb part and thebrush part, wherein the application part has a pipe shape and comprisesa flow path including: an inflow hole that is formed in one end thereofand that introduces the colorant, the outflow hole that is formed in theother end thereof and that discharges the colorant; wherein the combpart is integrated with the body part in a bottom of the body part, anda protruding direction of a combtooth of the comb part is parallel to alongitudinal direction of the body part; wherein the body part has acylindrical shape comprising a top side that is open upward, a bottomside that is closed downward, and a lateral side that connects the topand the bottom side; wherein the cover part further comprises afastening part forming a screw joint between the body part and the coverpart; wherein the fastening part comprises a set of a screw groove and ascrew thread; wherein the screw groove, or the screw thread, is formedto surround an outer circumference surface near the top side of the bodypart while the screw thread, or the screw groove, is formed to surroundthe inner circumference surface of the cover part.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, alongitudinal direction of bristles of the brush part is perpendicular toa longitudinal direction of the body part. The comb part is disposednear the brush part, and while the brush part is formed toward a firstdirection, the comb part is formed toward a second direction that isopposite to the first direction. Accordingly, a protruding direction ofthe combtooth of the comb part is perpendicular to a longitudinaldirection of the body part. The flow path is extended from the insidethe handle part toward the end of the combtooth. The other end of theflow path splits to a plurality of ends, thereby having a plurality ofoutflow hole. The colorant contained in the body part 100 is introducedthrough the single inflow hole 410 into the flow path 430 and dischargedthrough the plurality of the outflow holes to outside. The hair dyeingapparatus may further comprise a parting rod formed between the brushpart and the comb part. It protruded toward a top direction, where thetop direction is a direction from the body part toward the brush partand the comb part, and a bottom direction is a direction from the combpart and the brush part toward the body part.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, a comb partis formed in a bottom of the body part. The comb part is formed, orintegrated, with the body part as one body. A protruding direction of acombtooth of the comb part is parallel to a longitudinal direction ofthe body part. A flow path of an application part is plural, and each ofthe flow path is extended from the bottom of the body part toward eachend of the combtooth. An inflow hole is plural and formed in the bottomof the body part. As an outflow hole is formed in the end of at leastone of the combtooth, the colorant introduced through the inflow hole410 is discharged through the outflow hole. The number of the inflowhole corresponds to that of the outflow hole, and the flow path connectsthe inflow hole to the corresponding outflow hole.

According to the third embodiment of the present invention, a comb partis formed in a bottom of the body part. The comb part is integrated withthe body part as one body. A protruding direction of a combtooth of thecomb part is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the body part. Oneend of the flow path of an application part is extended inside thehandle, and the flow path comprises at least one of bent portion. Theother end of the flow path is protruded from a lateral side of thehandle part, and the outflow part is exposed to outside. The inflow holedisposed in the end of the flow path is formed in the inner side of thecover part. The flow path comprises a first part extended inside thehandle part, a second part exposed to outside and connected to an end ofthe first part, and a flow path connection forming a screw joint betweenthe first and the second part, wherein the flow path connectioncomprises a first connection part formed in the end of the first part,and a second connection part formed in an end of the second part.

In the second and the third embodiment of the present invention, thehair dyeing apparatus may further comprise a parting rod. The partingrod is protruded from a lateral side of the brush part and bent toward atop direction, where the top direction is a direction from the body parttoward the brush part, and a bottom direction is a direction from thebrush part toward the body part.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a drawing showing a conventional comb for dyeing hair.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a hair dyeing apparatus according to thefirst embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing connections between elements in the hairdyeing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the hair dyeing apparatus in use accordingto the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a hair dyeing apparatus according to thesecond embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a hair dyeing apparatus according to thethird embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a magnified view showing connections of a flow path in thehair dyeing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTIONS

Hereafter, the present invention will be described in more detail. Inthe drawings, the thicknesses of lines or the sizes of the elements maybe exaggerated for clarity.

The terminology used herein is defined for the purpose of describingfunctions of the present invention; thus, it may be varied depending onan intention of a user or a convention in this technical field.

The embodiments below are not restricting or limiting the scopes of theinventive concepts but illustrating elements of the claims. Theembodiment that includes the equivalent of the element of the followingclaim shall be within the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a hair dyeing apparatus according to thefirst embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the present invention comprises a body part 100having an interior space containing the colorant, a cover part 200connecting a top of the body part and sealing the interior space, ahandle part 300 protruding upward from a center of the cover part with acertain diameter, a brush part 310 formed in an end of the handle part300, an application part 400 including an outflow hole 420 communicatingwith the interior space of the body part 100, and a comb part 500including a plurality of combtooth 501 protruding outward. The coverpart 100, handle part 300, and the comb part 500, and the brush part 310are formed, or integrated, as one body.

The plurality of combtooth 501 of the comb part 500 may comprisemultiple teeth, each having the same height or different heights. Themultiple teeth may also have the same thickness or differentthicknesses.

The body part 100 is made of elastic materials. Accordingly, when thebody part 100 is pressurized, the colorant contained in the interiorspace of the body part 100 is discharged through the outflow hole 420.The colorant discharged from the outflow hole 420 is evenly applied ontothe hair using at least one of the comb part 500 and the brush part 310.The application part 400 comprises a flow path 430 having a pipe shape,which includes an inflow hole 410 formed in one end thereof and theoutflow hole 420 in the other end thereof. The colorant is introducedthrough the inflow hole 410 and is discharged through the outflow hole420. More than one of the outflow hole 420 is formed.

In addition, the handle part 300 comprises at least one of a protrudingbump 310 formed on an outer surface of the handle part 300 along alongitudinal direction of the handle part 300. It is desired that eachof the protruding bump 310 should be disposed separately each other. Theshape of the protruding bump 310 may have a various shape such as aspherical shape or a polygonal shape.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing connections between the elements in thehair dyeing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the presentinvention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the body part 100 has a cylindrical shapecomprising a top side that is open upward, a bottom side that is closeddownward, and a lateral side that connects the top and the bottom side.The cover part 200 comprises a fastening part, such as a fasteningmodule, forming a screw joint between the body part 100 and the coverpart 200. The fastening part comprises a set of a screw groove and ascrew thread. For example, the fastening part may comprise a screwgroove formed to surround an outer circumference surface near the topside of the body part 100, and a screw thread formed to surround aninner circumference surface of the cover part 200. Likewise, thefastening part may comprise a screw thread formed to surround the outercircumference surface near the top side of the body part 100, and ascrew grove formed to surround the inner circumference surface of thecover part 200. A longitudinal direction of bristles of the brush part310 is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the body part 100.The comb part 500 is disposed near the brush part 310; however, whilethe brush part 310 is formed toward a first direction, the comb part 500is formed toward a second direction that is opposite to the firstdirection. Accordingly, when a user applies the colorant using the brushpart 310, the comb part 500 does not interfere the hair at all.Likewise, when a user applies the colorant using the comb part 500, thebrush part 310 does not interfere the hair. Furthermore, a protrudingdirection of the combtooth 501 is perpendicular to a longitudinaldirection of the body part 100. According to embodiments, the hairdyeing apparatus may further comprise a parting rod 600. The parting rod600 is formed between the brush part 310 and the comb part 500 andprotruded toward a top direction, where the top direction is a directionfrom the body part 100 toward the brush part 310 and the comb part 500,and a bottom direction is a direction from the comb part 500 and thebrush part 310 toward the body part 100.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the hair dyeing apparatus in use accordingto the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the application part 400 comprises the inflow hole410, the plurality of outflow holes 420, and the flow path 430. Theinflow hole 410 disposed in one end of the flow path 430 is formed theinside of the cover part 200. The flow path 430 is extended from theinside of the handle part 300 toward the other end of the combtooth 501.The other end of the flow path 430 splits to a plurality of ends,thereby the flow path 430 having a plurality of outflow holes 420 asdescribed above. The plurality of outflow hole 420 are respectivelydisposed in the ends of the plurality of the combtooth 501. According tothe structure described above, when the body part 100 is pressurized ina state that the body part 100 is sealed by the cover part 200, thecolorant contained in the body part 100 is introduced through the singleinflow hole 410 into the flow path 430, and the colorant deliveredthrough the flow path 430 is discharged through the plurality of theoutflow holes 420 to outside.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a hair dyeing apparatus according to thesecond embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a comb part 500 is formed in a bottom of the bodypart 100. The comb part 500 is formed, or integrated with the body part100 as one body. A protruding direction of a combtooth 501 of the combpart 500 is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the body part 100. Aflow path 430 of an application part 400 is plural, and each of the flowpath 430 is extended from the bottom of the body part 100 toward eachend of the combtooth 501. An inflow hole 410 is plural and formed in thebottom of the body part 100. As an outflow hole 420 is formed in the endof at least one of the combtooth 501, the colorant introduced throughthe inflow hole 410 is discharged through the outflow hole 420. Thenumber of the inflow hole 410 corresponds to that of the outflow hole420, and the flow path 430 connects the inflow hole 410 to thecorresponding outflow hole 420.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a hair dyeing apparatus according to thethird embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a comb part 500 is formed in a bottom of the bodypart 100. The comb part 500 is integrated with the body part 100 as onebody. A protruding direction of a combtooth 501 of the comb part 500 isparallel to a longitudinal direction of the body part 100. One end ofthe flow path 430 of an application part 400 is extended inside thehandle part 300, and the flow path 430 comprises at least one of bentportion. In this case, it is desired that the bent portion of the flowpath 430 should be rounded or curved in order for the colorant to besmoothly moved and discharged. In addition, the other end of the flowpath 430 is protruded from the handle part 300, and the outflow hole 420is exposed to outside. The inflow hole 410 disposed in the end of theflow path 430 is formed in the inner side of the cover part 200.

FIG. 7 is a magnified view showing a flow path connection in the hairdyeing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the presentinvention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the flow path 430 comprises two parts. A first partof the two parts may be extended inside the handle part 300, and asecond part of the two parts may be exposed to outside and connected toan end of the first part. The flow path 430 comprises a flow pathconnection 430 a forming a screw joint between the first and the secondpart. It is desired that the screw joint structure of the flow pathconnection 430 a should comprise a first connection part formed in theend of the first part, and a second connection part formed in an end ofthe second part.

Referring to the second embodiment as shown in FIG. 5 and the thirdembodiment as shown in FIG. 6, the hair dyeing apparatus may furthercomprise a parting rod 600. The parting rod 600 is protruded from alateral side of the brush part 310 and bent toward a top direction,where the top direction is a direction from the body part 100 toward thebrush part 310, and a bottom direction is a direction from the brushpart 310 toward the body part 100.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the body part100 may be made of semi-transparent materials. In this case, the bodypart 100 may comprise scale marks (not shown) to measure an amount ofthe colorant inside the interior space. It is desired that the scalemarks should be formed in the outer side of the body part 100.

While embodiments of the present invention have been described, thepresent invention is not limited to what has been particularly shown. Itwould be apparent that many more modifications and variations thanmentioned above are possible by an ordinary person skilled in the art.The scope of the present invention includes scopes of appended claims,modifications, and variations.

What is claimed is:
 1. A hair dyeing apparatus comprising: a body parthaving an interior space containing a colorant; a cover part connectinga top of the body part and sealing the interior space, a handle partprotruding upward from a center of the cover part, a brush part formedin an end of the handle part, an application part including an outflowhole communicating with the interior space of the body part, and a combpart including a plurality of combtooth protruding outward, wherein thehandle part and the brush part are integrated as one body, and the combpart and the body part are integrated as one body; wherein the body partis made of elastic materials, and when the body part is pressurized, theoutflow hole discharges the colorant contained in the interior space,and the colorant discharged from the outflow hole is evenly applied ontothe hair using at least one of the comb part and the brush part, whereinthe application part has a pipe shape and comprises a flow pathincluding: an inflow hole that is formed in one end thereof and thatintroduces the colorant, the outflow hole that is formed in the otherend thereof and that discharges the colorant; wherein the comb part isintegrated with the body part in a bottom of the body part, and aprotruding direction of a combtooth of the comb part is parallel to alongitudinal direction of the body part; wherein the flow path comprisesat least one of bent portion, and wherein the one end of the flow pathof the application part is extended inside the handle part, the otherend of the flow path is protruded from a lateral side of the handlepart, the outflow hole is exposed to outside, and the inflow hole isformed in an inner side of the cover part.
 2. The hair dyeing apparatusaccording to claim 1, wherein the body part has a cylindrical shapecomprising a top side that is open upward, a bottom side that is closeddownward, and a lateral side that connects the top and the bottom side;wherein the cover part further comprises a fastening part forming ascrew joint between the body part and the cover part; wherein thefastening part comprises a set of a screw groove and a screw thread;wherein the screw groove, or the screw thread, is formed to surround anouter circumference surface near the top side of the body part while thescrew thread, or the screw groove, is formed to surround the innercircumference surface of the cover part.
 3. The hair dyeing apparatusaccording to claim 1, wherein the flow path comprises: a first partextended inside the handle part, a second part exposed to outside andconnected to an end of the first part, and a flow path connectionforming a screw joint between the first and the second part; wherein theflow path connection comprises a first connection part formed in the endof the first part, and a second connection part formed in an end of thesecond part.
 4. The hair dyeing apparatus according to claim 3, whereinthe hair dyeing apparatus further comprises a parting rod, wherein theparting rod is protruded from a lateral side of the brush part and benttoward a top direction, where the top direction is a direction from thebody part toward the brush part, and a bottom direction is a directionfrom the brush part toward the body part.
 5. The hair dyeing apparatusaccording to claim 3, wherein the body part is made of semi-transparentmaterials; wherein the body part further comprises scale marks tomeasure an amount of the colorant inside the interior space.
 6. The hairdyeing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the handle part comprisesat least one of protruding bump formed on an outer surface along alongitudinal direction of the handle part.